Kickback for bowling alleys



July 21, 1931. e. o. WARDROP KICKBACK 1 0R BOWLING ALLEYS Filed July 14, 1928 ||||||||1| |||l lllul.

M a w A \NQ Gnovnn o. 'wAnnRoP, or MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoR' TO THE BRUNSWICK-- BALKEcoLLENDEnoo, or onroeo rmrnois, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE KICKBACK ron BOWLING ALLEYS Application filed July 14, 1928. Serial No. 292,881.

. My invention relates to bowling alleysand particularly to kickbacks therefor. 7 One object of my invention is to provide a metallic reinforcement for a kickback to. in-

crease its strength and durability and prevent it from warping. I Anotherobject of my invention is to provide a kickback with strike members, or'

. boards, which extend over the areas of im- 10 pact of bowling pins against the kickback and which may be replaced in an especially facile manner. I Other objects and advantages will appear 5 as the description proceeds.

Fig. 1 isa sidevelevational viewof a kickback embodying my invention, a portion of a strike member and a portion of a wooden frame being broken away to show a metal frame; and I Fig. 2is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

' end of a bolt and the kickback. I The frame 1 is-made ofa number of pieces of wood secured together in a suitable man. ner, as by an adhesive, andhas along its inner surface a groove 2. "F lat metal strips adjacent area of the 3 fit inand are secured in the groove 2, the

strips having overlapping ends which are secured together so asto form a frame. A plurality of channel strips tare secured to the flat strips 3 andprojectinwardly from the wooden frame, and a plurality of struts .5 extend from top to bottomfof the metal frame, an end of each succeeding strut being secured to an end of a preceding one, the,

said ends being secured to. the flat metallic 0 strip? A pair of strike'members 6, which may be wooden boards or pieces of fibre or may be made of a suitable composition, fit" within the wooden frame and are',,spaced apart by the channel strips 4 and the struts 5. i A plurality of retaining devices hold the strike, members in position, each comprising athrough bolt 7 extending through one of the strike members and received within a' female bolt 8 extending through the other 0 strike member. Thehead ofeach bolt has Referring to the accompanying drawings. I

Fig. 3 is an elevationalview showing the "by Letters Patent is:

ing of the wood, the kickback is maintained at alltimes in satisfactory condition and in fact is substantially indestructible. Thus a substantial economy is effected by the invention as it renders unnecessary the replaceilpent of kickbacks as has been done heretoore.

The invention is not limited to the specific "details of the constructions illustratedand is contemplated within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim asnew and desire to protect 1.' A kickback comprising a wooden frame having a groove in its inner face, a metal to end of said wooden frame, and comprising a flat strip received within said groove, and channel strips secured to said flat strip and over the areas of impactof pins against'the kickback and engaging and being spaced apart by said channel strips and having their outer faces flush with the sides of said wooden frame.

in said metal frame extending from top to frame extending from top to bottom and end ice bottom thereof, and strike members fitted in said Wooden frame and extending Over the areas of impact of pins against thekickback and spaced apart by said channel strips and said struts and having their outer faces flush with the sides of said Wooden frame.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto "subscribed my name. I

GROVER O. WARDROP. 

